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Where does “glīdaną” come from?

glīdaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

glīdaną (Proto-Germanic): to glide; slide

Definitions

  1. to glide; slide

Ancestry of “glīdaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “glīdaną”

  • glance
  • gliding
  • glide
  • glissade
  • paragliding
  • glideth
  • glideslope
  • sideglance
  • glidant
  • offglide
  • glidest
  • glidingly
  • glanceth
  • paraglide
  • onglide
  • glissader
  • upglide
  • glancer
  • glancest
  • overglance
  • eyeglance
  • overglide
  • downglide
  • midglide
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